Collimation position

Collimation position

The ideal position of the line of sight of a telescope - that is, the optical axis. This definition may be self contradictory.

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collimation position

Earth science; Mapping science

The ideal position of the line of sight of a telescope - that is, the optical axis. This definition may be self contradictory.

Collimation

Industrial machinery; Laser equipment

Ability of the laser beam to not spread significantly (low divergence) with distance.

position

Language; Grammar

Grammatically correct placement of a word form in a phrase or sentence in relation to other word forms.

position

Banking; Investment banking

In derivatives or securities trading, a particular investment that is entered into in a security. See long position, short position.

position

Education; SAT vocabulary

The manner in which a thing is placed.

position

Financial services; Commodity exchange

A market commitment. A buyer of a futures contract is said to have a long position and, conversely, a seller of futures contracts is said to have a short position.

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Earth science; Mapping science

Relating to the warmest region of the Temperate Zones that border on the Torrid Zone.

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Earth science; Mapping science

The region above and beyond the Earth, as it is seen looking up from the ground. Sky looks blue during the day and dark at night.

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The most southern point of the Earth. The South Pole is the southern end of the axis on which the Earth rotates.

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Earth science; Mapping science

The line of longitude that passes through the town of Greenwich, England, and that measures 0 degree. It is the line from which other longitude lines are measured.

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Earth science; Mapping science

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Earth science; Mapping science

A figure within which the true location of a point whose location has been determined by measurement is believed to lie, with stated degree of probability.

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